/* Kanvas Paint and Drawing Tool.
 * Copyright (C) 2011 Darryl Wallace
 * wallacdj@gmail.com / darryl@wallynet.ca
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

#ifndef IPLUGIN_H
#define IPLUGIN_H

#include <QtCore>

/// Plugin class that should be the base class of all plugins (filters, mouse tools)
class IPlugin
{

public:
    /// Enum indicating which type of plugin this class is.
    enum PluginType{
        Tool,   /*<! A tool like a brush, pen, rectangle shape, etc.*/
        Filter  /*<! An filter effect like a transformation, drop shadow, etc.*/
    };

    /// Gets the type of plugin.
    /*!
      \return Plugin type enum.
      \sa PluginType
      */
    virtual PluginType pluginType() const = 0;
};

#endif // IPLUGIN_H
